I see you
all of you
the most intricate parts
as well as the outer covering
And to know you
is to love you like no other
For you are the most wonderful creature
who I never could’ve guessed would exist
But then I found you
and I uncovered all the many layers of you
year after year
and bit by bit
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I dangled dangerously from a sliver of a moon
to search the land and silvery seas.
But even with my old trusty telescope,
I couldn’t seem to find you through the trees.
So I leapt onto a gust of westward winds
and sailed away on a stray pink cloud.
And now I’m living on a dandelion petal
doing things I’ve never been allowed.
© 2021 Michelle Cook
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You’re the handprint on my heart,
the ache that consumes my days.
You’re the air that swirls around me,
always there in so many ways.
You’ve touched me like no other,
having become the fabric of my soul,
and I love you more each day
as you’re the one who makes me whole.
© 2021 Michelle Cook
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My heart will forever feel heavy,
but my head will always remain free
because I’ve chosen a different path now,
something just for me.
And I know there will be some,
who will never quite understand,
but I only have this one life here,
and the journey is mine to command.
© 2021 Michelle Cook
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In the dim of day,
you are the place my mind strays.
A welcome escape.
© 2021 Michelle Cook
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